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How to Start Your Own Country

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Examines the existence of micro-nations such as the Republic of Molossia and the Hutt River Prinicipality, as well as the definition of country.

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 04/07/2025
1.5/4
Sporadically intriguing yet ultimately needless... Go to Full Review Cynthia Fuchs PopMatters 12/07/2011
In posing the question, what is a country, the documentary also poses related questions. What does it mean to belong or to believe? And how might anyone imagine another way to do either? Go to Full Review Simon Miraudo Quickflix 06/14/2011
3.5/5
Shapiro's touch is light, but he raises interesting questions about what it means to belong to a country, and whether or not that is something the United Nations, with all their "rules", could ever really define. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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01/10/2012 Varsin viihdyttävä tapa pohtia mikä valtio oikeastaan on... mutta oikein muuta sillä ei aiheeseen ollutkaan tarjota See more 06/22/2011 Very funny though there is much more to explore on micronations which hopefully someone else will in the future. There is something about the fact that the guy who invented the segway has his own country that just is hilarious all on its own. See more 06/11/2011 Whilst pretty much grist for the mill film festival type good quality doco but still has some fairly remarkable and amusing insights - seen at 2011 Sydney Film festival See more Read all reviews
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Jody Shapiro

Director

Jody Shapiro

Screenwriter

Denis Seguin

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Phyllis Laing

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Jody Shapiro

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Synopsis Examines the existence of micro-nations such as the Republic of Molossia and the Hutt River Prinicipality, as well as the definition of country.
Director
Jody Shapiro
Producer
Phyllis Laing, Jody Shapiro
Screenwriter
Jody Shapiro, Denis Seguin
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 25, 2016
Runtime
1h 12m